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PAPANICOLAOU SMEAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells
Synonyms:
cervical smear; Pap smear; Papanicolaou smear
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Papanicolaou smear" is a kind of...):
cytologic smear; cytosmear; smear (a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope)
Holonyms ("Papanicolaou smear" is a part of...):
Pap test; Papanicolaou test; smear test (a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer)
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